Międzybórz

Międzybórz
Coat of arms
Międzybórz
Coordinates: 51°23′57″N 17°39′56″E / 51.39917°N 17.66556°E / 51.39917; 17.66556
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Oleśnica
Gmina	Międzybórz
Area
- Total	6.41 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	2,356
- Density	367.6/km2 (952/sq mi)
Postal code	56-513
Website	http://www.bip.miedzyborz.pl/index.php

For other uses, see Międzybórz (disambiguation).

Międzybórz [mjɛnˈd​͡zɨbuʂ], also known as Międzybórz Sycowski (German: Neumittelwalde, until 1886 Medzibor), is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Międzybórz. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information on the history of the region, see Silesia.)

Protestant church

It lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Oleśnica, and 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

The settlement first mentioned in 1228 was part of the Duchy of Oels. It received town privileges in 1637. Since the 19th century it has been a centre of the Polish Protestant faith. As at 2006, the town has a population of 2,356.

Coordinates: 51°23′57″N 17°39′56″E / 51.39917°N 17.66556°E / 51.39917; 17.66556